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Madagascar accused of smearing journalist for famine expose

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday denounced a “smear campaign” by the authorities in Madagascar against a journalist who... Read more

3 Jul, 2021

South Africa has recorded a record tally of new Covid-19 infections, with more than 24 000 cases in the... Read more

3 Jul, 2021

Sierra Leon President Julius Maada Bio has announced a raft of anti-coronavirus measures, including a nationwide curfew and a... Read more

3 Jul, 2021

South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma has mounted a last-ditch legal bid to avoid prison after the country’s top court... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Jacob Zuma supporters gathered outside his rural home on Friday in a show of solidarity as the ex-South African... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Sunday Igboho, a Nigerian separatist activist known for stocking ethnic tensions is on the run after a police raid... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Soaring food prices are having dramatic consequences in Nigeria as many families are being pushed into poverty, with some... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Kenneth Kaunda, the giant of African nationalism died on June 17 at the age of 97. He succumbed to... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Thirteen Boko Haram fighters have been killed in clashes in southeast Niger while four civilians have been executed by... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron have met in Paris where they discussed several... Read more

2 Jul, 2021